process efficiency
11Process Improvement and Management (PI&M) — Identify, analyze and improve the Key ProcessesAccording to Rummler (1996) an organization is only as good as its processes. To be able to make the necessary changes in an organization, one needs to understand the key processes of the company.… …
12Efficiency — A level of performance that describes a process that uses the lowest amount of inputs to create the greatest amount of outputs. Efficiency relates to the use of all inputs in producing any given output, including personal time and energy.… …
13Process heating or cooling demand-side management (DSM) program — A DSM program designed to promote increased electric energy efficiency applications in industrial process heating or cooling. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
14efficiency — noun (plural efficiencies) 1》 the state or quality of being efficient. 2》 technical the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in …
15efficiency — /əˈfɪʃənsi/ (say uh fishuhnsee), /i / (say ee ) noun (plural efficiencies) 1. the fact or quality of being efficient; competency in performance. 2. (usually plural) a process which results in saving of money, time, etc.: the company achieved… …
16Business process reengineering — (BPR) is a management approach aiming at improvements by means of elevating efficiency and effectiveness of the processes that exist within and across organizations. The key to BPR is for organizations to look at their business processes from a… …
17Fischer–Tropsch process — The Fischer–Tropsch process (or Fischer–Tropsch synthesis) is a set of chemical reactions that convert a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons. The process, a key component of gas to liquids technology, produces a… …
18Chief process officer — A chief process officer (CPO) is an executive responsible at the highest level of an organization. CPOs usually report direct to the CEO or board of directors. They oversee the business process activities, are responsible for defining rules and… …
19Algorithmic efficiency — In computer science, efficiency is used to describe properties of an algorithm relating to how much of various types of resources it consumes. Algorithmic efficiency can be thought of as analogous to engineering productivity for a repeating or… …
20Fuel efficiency — is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device, which in turn may vary per… …
